Want to embrace your inner chef with your dwarf?

Finding salt allows you to craft new food recipes which can provide you with the extra stamina and health you need to survive dangerous encounters.

In this survival guide, we’ll show you where to find salt in Return to Moria.

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Don’t miss out on salt while exploring the Lower Deeps. Take a quick look at what you need to know about salt.

Resource Location:	Lower Deeps
Appearance:	Thick White Ore
Unlocks:	Salt Ore Pallet Blueprint Salted Meat Recipe
Harvestable By:	Tier III Pickaxe

Where To Find Salt in Return to Moria

You’ll need to travel deep into the mines to find salt.

In fact, you’ll need to repair the mine hoist and travel down the Crystal Descent until you reach the Lower Deeps.

This area is teeming with dangers, so you’ll want to have the best armor and weapons possible for its exploration.

In this dangerous, however, you can find salt veins.

It’s noticeable by its bright-white appearance.

It requires a Tier III pickaxe to harvest it, so you’ll want to make and use the First Age Pickaxe.

Salt is a primary ingredient for some cooking recipes, so it’s a good idea to harvest as much as you can when you see it.

Why You Should Harvest Salt in Return to Moria

Considering the dangers that await you in the Lower Deeps, you might wonder if traveling down there to harvest salt is worth it.

Salt unlocks two recipes when you first pick it up.

The first is a salt ore pallet, enabling you to store a good amount of salt in one place.

The second is a salted meat recipe.

This is one of the many recipes you’ll discover that require salt.

Salted meat is a dry ration, which lets you take it out into the field with you.

It can mildly restore your health, which is vital if you want to survive out in the Lower Deeps.

It’s also inexpensive since it only requires salt and meat.

As the recipes become more advanced, you’ll need salt and a few other ingredients to make even better types of food.

Food is essential for buffing and keeping you alive while exploring the mines.

So, if you want to give yourself an edge out there, then you might want to harvest salt when you can.